Major infrastructure projects worth billions of dirhams are expected to reshape Dubai’s real estate market by improving connectivity, supporting urban expansion and increasing the appeal of emerging residential and commercial districts, according to a leading UAE brokerage.
AquaIndex, a water asset management and pricing company, has announced plans to launch a dedicated regional water token for the UAE as part of its strategy to expand globally and build a digital infrastructure for the documentation, pricing, ownership management and trading of water reserves using real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation technology.
The UAE’s net wealth is forecast to reach $6 trillion by 2030, with a CAGR of 10.6%, according to Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Global Wealth Report 2026: The Great Reordering.
Structural strengths will support the resilience of the UAE’s non-oil economy to the US-Iran war, but a persistent period of regional insecurity will call into question logistical advantages and perceptions of the country as a commercial and financial centre and tourism destination, according to Fitch Ratings.
UAE and France’s BPCE have explored ways to cooperate with each other in banking, investment and financial services, amid shifts in the global financial industry.
Robo.ai has announced that its controlled subsidiary, Abu Dhabi-based industrial group ALIF Holding, has presented an integrated oil spill response system concept under its proposed ALIF Maritec venture, targeting ports, oil and gas terminals, offshore facilities, shipyards and coastal industrial sites.
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has concluded a working visit to Japan aimed at strengthening cooperation in industry, technology and artificial intelligence, with meetings held in Tokyo and Kyoto.
EWEC, a leading company in the integrated planning, purchasing and supply water and electricity across the UAE, has awarded its new 1.5 gigawatt (GW) Khazna Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Project to Engie and Masdar.
The UAE ranks first in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and sixth globally on the new AI-Human Skills Synergy Index featured in Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026.
The UAE tourism sector delivered a robust performance last year, with its contribution to the national GDP rising to 15 per cent, compared to six per cent in 2021, said Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism.
